Used Ford Escape for Sale in Asheville, NC

The car drove well - not smooth, necessarily, but I felt safe driving it. Until we started having problems with the brakes and tires, that is. Brakes have to be replaced in any vehicle, so that's understandable. But, the tires were apparently difficult for mechanics in our area to remove, and after spending quite a lot of time and money on the problem, we finally found out one of the tires was not repairable due to something being wrong with the knuckle. I'm not even sure what the knuckle of a tire is, but one has to trust the mechanic. We did have rust on the underside of the car, and that contributed to the problem. The mechanic said if he were to try to remove the tire, it may break something altogether, and the car would not be drivable. Or, we could keep driving it as is, and risk the tire falling off as we were driving. We drove it for a very short time after that diagnosis out of desperation, but ultimately stopped using the vehicle for fear of the tire falling off. The car is currently just sitting in front of our house. We have called about having it hauled away, but we were offered less than two hundred dollars for it, which makes us upset, since we paid almost five thousand dollars for it and drove it less than a year.

I own a 2008 Ford Escape. This has been an excellent vehicle that has been through a lot. I drive this vehicle many miles a day to work each day. It currently has 166,000 miles and is still running smoothly. The interior of the car still looks fairly new. The seats which are not leather, resist stains very well. I have a basset hound that rides in the backseat each day and the seats vacuum up very well. I would also give the stereo system a high rating. The speakers are clear and make you feel immersed in the music you are playing. However, I wish the vehicle had blue tooth built in. I would consider this a negative. I also give high marks to the amount of space in the rear compartment. I am easily able to fit an industrial size vacuum and all types of other cleaning products with space to spare. The outside of the car has taken a few dings over the years but bounces back nicely. It has been hit by other cars on a total of four times. Each instance my car was sitting still, either at a stoplight or in a parking lot. Each time the car was hit, the dents and scratches were able to fixed without much effort. That is why I would give my vehicle high marks on safety. One thing I have a slight complaint about it is the gas mileage. I wish the vehicle could go a little bit further on a tank of gas. I drive around 30 miles one way to work each day and I have to fill up about every four days.